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Stone font from Old Greyfriars Kirk, Aberdeen. Shape: circular (four lugs).

Three pieces of carved ivory, tied together, with anthropomorphic decoration. Michie (1887) describes this as a 'Piece of carved bone from Otaheite', Reid (1912) as 'Work of art in elaborately carved ivory', Hunt (1981) as a 'Fly-whisk handle'.

Small flute in wood, silver mounted with a lever for the end stop, German. Polished wood case, with name plate showing that it belonged to William Thom, The Inverurie Poet (1798-1848).
Inscription: The flute which belonged to William Thom 'the…

Flute in carved wood, was described by Nockells as a 'nose instrument'. Carved decoration of faces (3, and in relief).

Atomic model made of wooden balls (green and gold) and metal rods; pastic label attached reads "Flurorspar Ca.7 2, Scale 2.5 CMS=1 A"; illustrating organisation of atoms in the solid.

Two 8" "BASF FlexyDisk"s, (floppy disks). Very thin computer disks with visible magnetic sector in centre. Both disks hold 128 bytes. Also with instructions hand-written on paper, possibly for a programme on one of the disks.

One of two sets of 4 drawers filled with computer floppy disks. Approximately 50 disks in total. Set of drawers made from cardboard.

Two glass balls in sisal net.

tin cylindrical float terminating in a cone hat has a ring for attaching additional weight. A rod protrudes from the top, terminating in a circular tray. Possibly an early hydrometer